Teen charged in purse snatching at B.J.’s

A Rochester teen Tuesday night was arrested in connection with a purse-snatching outside a warehouse store in Henrietta last week.

Michael Y. Ruiz, 16, of Seabrook Street was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree robbery, both felonies, when he was apprehended at his home Tuesday evening, said Cpl. John Helfer of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Ruiz, on Oct. 14, allegedly ran up to a 72-year-old Scottsville woman in the parking lot at B.J.'s Wholesale Club on Jay Scutti Boulevard and grabbed her purse.

The woman did not initially let go of her handbag and fell, breaking her arm and injuring her face, Helfer said. The altercation occurred about 8 p.m.

Ruiz pleaded not guilty in Henrietta Town Court and was remanded to the Monroe County Jail in lieu of $30,000 cash bail or $60,000 bond. He is expected to return to court at a later date.